This paper, produced by Policy Department A for the ITRE Committee, describes, analyses, and recommends options as to how European industry can contribute to sustainable growth and competitiveness in the EU. It reviews factors that influence growth and competitiveness, and links case studies...

This paper, produced by Policy Department A for the ITRE Committee, describes, analyses, and recommends options as to how European industry can contribute to sustainable growth and competitiveness in the EU. It reviews factors that influence growth and competitiveness, and links case studies...

The present Guide is targeting on public sector decision makers and it aims at explaining the principles of the European Commission's assessment of public support to broadband deployment projects on the basis of the "Broadband Guidelines". The objective is to make broadband infrastructure...

The present Guide is targeting on public sector decision makers and it aims at explaining the principles of the European Commission's assessment of public support to broadband deployment projects on the basis of the "Broadband Guidelines". The objective is to make broadband infrastructure...

This study focuses on an assessment of the future share and role of SMEs in Horizon 2020 and on an understanding of the proposed mechanisms for SME participation. To this end, the study explores the features that characterise the research context for SMEs, notably their current participation...

Ubiquitous solutions providing access from anywhere at any time are a next step for government and commercial services, and are expected to result in lower costs, increased flexibility, and an enhanced user experience. These solutions, based on modern cloud technologies, may facilitate re-use...

In a recent study, we found that average demand for bandwidth in the recent past, and also in the future according to reasonable projections such as the Cisco VNI, is far less than most analysts have assumed. Even in 2020, average peak hour demand per broadband/NGA user can be expected to be not...

We explore the definition of broadband and explain its interaction with European policy goals; analyse available data in order provide a detailed, objective and realistic picture of the broadband deployment, adoption, and usage situation in the EU from a number of different perspectives; and...